Support for operationalising the Government Investment Department in Zambia

Summary

The tender is for consultancy services to support the operationalisation of the Government Investment Department (GID) within Zambia’s Ministry of Finance and National Planning. The work includes reviewing international good practices in state-owned enterprise oversight, interviewing stakeholders, assessing the department’s functions and working arrangements, and identifying overlaps or gaps in mandates. The contractor will draft job descriptions and skills requirements for GID positions, recommend how existing staff should be placed, and advise senior ministry management on next steps. An optional extension may cover a training-needs assessment and training plan, as well as a GID procedures manual. The main assignment runs from 30 October 2026 to 30 June 2027. It provides for 25 expert days each for a team leader and one key expert, including 10 days in Zambia and 15 remote days per expert. The bid must be submitted in English by 19 October 2026 at 10:00 Berlin time. Tenderers must submit the completed eligibility self-declaration and annexes, a technical bid including the concept and project-management approach, expert CVs, and a financial bid using the supplied price schedule. The technical bid must score at least 500 points to proceed to financial evaluation; the technical and financial bids are weighted 70% and 30%, respectively. Detailed bidder, reference-project and expert qualification requirements are set out in the suitability criteria.